I didn't know they were your favorite characters. Do you mean separately, or how they end up together? or both?

In any event, that makes it doubly a compliment from you that you enjoyed it. Thanks again and Happy New Year to you too :-) "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

Also, I wanted to you to know, you directly inspired me to write that mathom, by reminding me about the song Auld Lang Syne with your earlier song parody, which then reminded me of the Fogelberg song, which somehow made me think of Faramir and Eowyn. :-) "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

How sweet, and appropriate - but this time, the song's ending is turned for the better!

(And of course you know which classical piece it is, upon which the tune is based? Even the music is pertinent to the situation!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"I desired dragons with a profound desire"

"It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915

haha actually no, honestly, I hadn't considered how the 1812 Overture would fit in there, so if it works, then I'm thankful for the fortuitous accident, and that you were musically insightful enough to pick up on it.

now that you mention it, I can now imagine the piece booming in the background during the battle at morannen just before the song begins, and the piece's melody leads right into the song. Thank you for your observation, dernwyn "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

from the first time I read the books. The Professor did a wonderful bit of matchmaking there. Both of the romantic couples are very well-suited and their situations compelling, but I suppose I can relate to Eowyn's yearnings and fulfillment more than I can to Arwen's need to choose between the man she loves and her immortality.

You followed the themes and development of their relationship beautifully - with nary an ironic wink nor other comedic elements we have enjoyed in your parodies . There is more to you than meets the eye, Ruxendil_Thoorg.

*** "I asked her why she did not go? She looked upon me long, her winter passed,

in LOTR was E & F's for sure, for the reason you said. (at least, the only romance between a different genders, yukyuk) Come to think of it, A & A's romance wasn't even really covered until the appendices.

I'm glad (relieved!) to hear my lyrics covered it accurately, I basically had to re-read the pages to write it.

like the part that you quoted--and thank you for calling it beautiful--I'd have to defer the credit mostly to the Professor, it's basically his words, adapted into the song. I tried to use as many as his actual words as I could fit into the Fogelberg song. it's amazing to me that, not only did he write many poems/songs within his stories, but also, the language he used in the prose sections often lend themselves well to poems/songs.

"There is more to you than meets the eye, Ruxendil_Thoorg." why, thank you, and right back at'cha, Lissuin :-) I think you have quite a way with words, you say the sweetest things "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

Is there a TORn song book yet? There's fine talent on these boards.
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re: *** "like the part that you quoted--and thank you for calling it beautiful--I'd have to defer the credit mostly to the Professor, it's basically his words, adapted into the song. I tried to use as many as his actual words as I could fit into the Fogelberg song. it's amazing to me that, not only did he write many poems/songs within his stories, but also, the language he used in the prose sections often lend themselves well to poems/songs." *** Tolkien's style is evocative of ancient sagas, and I feel that I'm sitting by a fire listening to a storyteller when I read him. You adapted his words the way a troubadour might have. Don't blush, it's a nice knack you have. We should be sitting around fires with printed sheets of R_T's and others' songs laughing and weeping. Wouldn't that be a fun activity for a moot, Tolkfolk?

if i were asked, i'd love to take part in a TORn songbook if there were such a thing.

And I think it would be a blast to have a moot where we share songs, or poetry, or readings, around a campfire, and to have a chance to meet other TORn participants, who grow increasingly dear to me, in person.

Thank you for comparing me to a troubadour, I am flattered very much by that. (no blushing this time) a while ago in response to a post that asked for how would "you" spend your time in Middle Earth if you had the chance, I posted that I would like to be a wandering minstrel and spread the "news" that I'd have learned from reading Tolkien, to those who might not have heard the tales. And so your compliment is all the more meaningful to me. *bow* "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."